The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

Director:
Paul Greengrass

Writers:
Billy Ray (screenplay),
Richard Phillips (based upon the book "A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea" by)

Stars:
Tom Hanks,
Barkhad Abdi,
Barkhad Abdirahman

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